Chapter 4: (2): Season 1 Preparation

Chapter 4: (2): Season 1 Preparation

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-So a friend called me out of the blue after a long time, and started cussing at me.

-Is all you have to say a string of insults? Your voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

-Shut up, man. Were almost 30, how long are you gonna live your life cursing like this? Learn to speak a beautiful and graceful language like me, you damn fool.

-Youre talking nonsense. Why did you call all of a sudden?

-Its not like we contact each other constantly. We only call each other when something special happens, but even then, its not awkward at all. Its strange to see how freely you throw out profanity, especially since weve been adults for some time now and rarely use that language.

-Im going back to Korea.

-Already? What about your Ph.D.?

-I got fired, you bastard. Hows your brother doing?

-Youre talking crap.

-Its been two years since he left to suddenly get a Ph.D., and he didnt even get a Masters degree at the time.

-That Ph.D. is bullshit, Jong-won said.

-I became a slayer.

-A slayer?

-Yeah. Arent you surprised?

-Not really. Dont get into any accidents, you moron. A lot of people have been getting into accidents lately.

Hyun-seok was taken aback, but didnt show it. It seemed that Jong-won had become a pretty powerful slayer. So he decided to forget about getting his Ph.D. and become a slayer instead.

Hyun-seok shook his head in disbelief.

-Well, at least he has some drive. Do you remember when he suddenly started talking about getting a Ph.D. and then flew to the U.S. not long after?

It seems that now that hes become a slayer, he wants to be an active one. Not that it matters, because slayers are relatively well-treated. Since their physical abilities are much better than those of ordinary people, countries are trying to recruit them by offering preferential treatment.

Four days later, Jong-won actually arrived in Korea.

Jong-won sat on the sofa, chewing on squid legs while exposing his underwear to the wind, and said:

Little bastard. Arent you coming to pick me up?

Im working, how can I go pick you up? And where?

In other words, his current ability scores were all at 100, with 9 stat points remaining. However, he was currently suffering a penalty for not being able to keep up with his stamina.

His thoughts grew deeper.

Surely there must be someone else who has thought of the same method as me.

If so, there must be someone who has achieved 100 before entering Easy Mode.

Wait a minute What if the tutorial progress methods are all different?

Its a hypothesis with some merit. Those who have raised their stats as required by the tutorial are likely to be the norm. After all, when you dont know anything, its easiest to just do what youre told. But if the tutorial progress method is different for everyone, the story changes. What if the progress method is different for everyone, and Hyun-seok was just lucky enough to achieve a stat of 100?

Come to think of it my titles are given to the first person who reaches 100 points.

If there are no errors in the system notification, I think I was the first to reach 100 points, Hyun-seok spoke up.

Hey, Jong-won. Are you sleeping?

Not yet.

How did you enter easy mode from tutorial mode?

It was a quest, of course. I caught some mosquito monsters, 500 fox monsters, 10 bear monsters, and what else was there? Anyway, I caught those things. The real jackpot was that eagle monster, and I even did target practice to catch it. It was so fast that I barely could catch it Hey, are you listening to me?

Im listening.

He was listening. His expectations were right. Everyone is different. In Hyun-seoks case, he was given Stat 1 every time he defeated 100 monsters. It was a quest that could be considered fraudulent. If he had used it like Hyun-seok, he could have had a tremendous amount of stat points.

Jong-won boasted, Anyway I got 20 stats as a reward. So my ability is no joke.

Yeah.

He fell back into thought.

What is my ability?

He thought he should observe the situation more closely. According to Jong-won, a stat of 100 was an enormous value. However, he didnt need to reveal himself rashly. He wasnt in need of money. His life was stable enough. So it was best to step back and observe the situation.

The Slayer with a stat of 100. Its uncertain how much power it holds. but its certain that his power is not perfect like a gods. Even protruding stones can get caught in the current. Hyun-seok learned this lesson the hard way during his elementary school years.

For now Ill watch from behind a little longer.

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